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Miami Dolphins fought Darrelle Revis, and Darrelle Revis won

The Dolphins challenged Darrelle Revis as much as his previous five opponents combined / Allen Eyestone, Post staff

The Jets have one of the two cornerback duos in the game in Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie, but Dolphins coach Tony Sparano didn’t tell new QB Matt Moore to avoid throwing their way Monday night.

“I don’t think we’re going to back away from either one of those guys,” Sparano said.

Perhaps they should have, particularly Revis, the three-time Pro Bowler and 2009 NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
According to the website Pro Football Focus, Moore threw at Revis a whopping 14 times in Monday night’s 24-6 loss, completing just five passes for 63 yards – all to WR Brandon Marshall – with a long of 20.

It was the most catches and yards Revis has allowed this year, but Revis clearly won the battle, coming away with two interceptions, including one he returned 100 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. Revis also had three tackles and four passes defensed.

The 14 targets also equaled the number Revis had faced in his previous five games combined.

“I tried not to get caught up in their guys,” Moore said.

Eleven of those targets came while covering Marshall, who added a 46-yard catch against Cromartie. Overall, Marshall caught just 6-of-13 passes Moore threw his way, for 109 yards.

“I guess they respect me over there,” Marshall said of being blanketed by Revis.

Marshall and Moore failed to connect on four throws inside the Red Zone, including one slant pass that went right through Marshall’s hands. He also cost his team a touchdown by veering out of bounds on his 46-yard pass instead of maintaining his balance along the sideline.

Marshall has now dropped nearly as many touchdowns this year (five) as his team has scored (six in five games).